Saturday, May 24, 2008

Quilting

This quilt (Turnstile, as published in the May/June 2004 issue of Fons and Porter Love of Quilting magazine, design by Kay Kingsley of Indiana) is completed, quilted and bound, and being donated to my church for a fundraiser. With that project completed, it was time to get back to my Road to Indy quilt. I was very proud of the fact that I had made all 96 half-square triangles and decided to lay them out on the design wall. That is when I discovered that I didn't have anywhere near enough. Oops. I went back to my calculations and realized that I should have doubled the amount. I needed 192 half-square triangles. I did not have enough background material to do these additional pieces, so I went through my stash and found another that will blend well (I hope).For this amount of half-square triangles I use Triangle Paper. As you can see below, my paper is old (from 1991) and has been through a flood. It still works though and because it is old and brittle, it tears off very easily. (Smile)

Here are the two background fabrics. From a galloping horse no one will know there are two different fabrics. I hope everyone is having a good weekend with plenty of time to sew, read, and enjoy time with your family.

About Me

Retired and loving it. Now I have plenty of time to quilt, stitch, stamp, knit, read, and volunteer at church. There is also time to be lazy, stare out the window, waste time on the computer, and do Sudoku puzzles. I'm a happy camper!